How are media outlets still doing this? To promote this fentanyl fiction is as ludicrous as writing an article on someone who got high by rubbing cannabis on their skin. It's extremely embarrassing. Recycling police press releases isn't journalism reason.com/2021/08/09/san…

1) Volokh Conspiracy/reason pieces get results! In Aug., I said NYC migrant shelter issues can be eased by 1) letting migrants work legally, and 2) cutting exclusionary zoning, thereby enabling new housing construction. reason.com/volokh/2023/08…

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6/To be clear, I do not claim that a former govt lawyer can't be neutral in a given case. Instead, what I claim is that a judiciary that's wildly disproportionately composed of former govt lawyers will, over time, produce a much different body of precedent than its opposite. /end

A cool feature of the specificity of export and import data is that you occasionally discover really small ultra-specific mystery shipments. For example, the US exported $31,685 of Electric Vehicles to Iceland in July. I wonder what model car that one guy bought.

Cleveland, unfortunately, is not alone in trying to prohibit “disparaging” remarks in the name of decorum - which is textbook content-based discrimination. “Say something we don’t like and we’ll stop you from speaking.” Stay tuned for a similar Institute for Justice lawsuit soon!

Cameron is gonna take a stand!!!

Bozeman gets a lot of flack from me, but their proposed new zoning code/map is a huge step in the right direction to enable more housing. The new changes implement sweeping reforms passed by #mtleg under SB 382, SB 323, SB 245, SB 528 etc. 🧵on the highlights /1 #mtpol

Today the Supreme Court agreed to hear an Institute for Justice case, Devillier v. Texas, about whether you can sue a state when it takes your property. Want to learn more about the case? We talked about it on the podcast a few months back with lead attorney Bob McNamara. ij.org/podcasts/short…

As far as greenfield new suburban communities go, GreenGate outside of Richmond is pretty impressive!

Here we have a blighted Pizza Hut in South Burlington. A developer wants to turn it into 30 housing units, commercial space, and a bank. The local review board is saying no. Mind blowing. It’s a perfect encapsulation of this area’s counterproductive politics on development. 1/12

Where do we go from here on the bounds of the First Amendment? Design review is unconstitutional. Vinyl siding is speech.

If a SWAT team destroys a person's property while responding to a crime they aren't involved with, who pays to cover the damage? As CNN's Jake Tapper 🦅 reports on The Lead CNN, the answer might surprise you. Watch:

WATCH: CNN covers Institute for Justice cases about #innocent property owners whose property was destroyed by SWAT team raids but weren't repaid for the damage. Even when police raids are justified, the #TakingsClause requires the gov't pay "just compensation" when it destroys #PrivateProperty.

The NYT covered the jobs report from four different angles, none of which involved the possible benefits of more people getting jobs

A unanimous Supreme Court agrees: the Nollan-Dolan test applies to impact fees/exactions whether they are imposed via legislation or ad hoc project reviews. This isn't as strong of a decision as I would have liked, but a step in the right direction. 🧵 supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf…

Flyers all over the country are harassed into having their bags searched. And when DEA agents see large amounts of cash, they seize it without alleging any real crimes. Now, we have extensive footage of an agent at work. You should watch this: youtube.com/watch?v=0XBzV0…